Boat Builders Expedition gets a facelift

After 21 successful years our Boatbuilding Expedition has been given a facelift!!! This year we have partnered with Bill Thomas of Bill Thomas Woodworking and Willow Kayaks.
We spoke to Bill last year about the possibility of using his Willow kayak as the platform for our program. He not only agreed to work with us, but offered to teach the first portion of the building process. Bill runs a busy shop building custom furniture as well as teaching courses on boatbuilding throughout the year. His enthusiasm and can-do approach were so overwhelming that we just had to give it a try. The program started on June 29, and on the 30th I walked into the pole barn where they were building the boats and was astounded at the progress. After the first day they had the hulls stitched together, and they "looked like boats!" All passers by were astounded at the difference in hull-shape, the beauty of the design, and the speed of the progress our students were making. It was instantly obvious that the decision to give the program a facelift was well worth it. More updates as the boats progress!!